A total count of 2,670 cases of banking fraud were recorded in 2020, as compared to 2,311 reported cases in 2019. In all, there were 2,670 cases of fraud reported in 2020, up from the 2,311 cases reported in 2019. This is contained in the 2020 banking industry fraud report released by the Bank of Ghana. The banking sector fraud is mainly done through the ATM/POS, impersonation and remittance, which had recorded significant increase in 2020. But poor personal safety perception and inadequate customer sensitisation by banking institutions caused an upsurge in fraud perpetrated through ATM/POS.

Sports News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: footballghana.comGhana forward, Kelvin-Prince Boateng was not in action when his outfit Hertha Berlin suffered defeat at RB Leipzig on Saturday. Leipzig inflicted a 6-0 win over Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga, a game the former Barcelona star missed. Despite not featuring in the game, Kevin-Prince Boateng performed the deputy manager role, issuing instructions to the players in the dressing room during recess but could not be materialized. Hertha Berlin manager Pal Dardai explaining the Ghanaian forward absence in the game disclosed reaching an agreement with the player not to feature. During the break in the dressing room, he pushed the boys again, unfortunately, it didn't work,” said the coach.

A statement signed by Dr. Vladimir Antwi Danso, the acting Executive Director of the CLGA, said that all the nominees for the Metropolitan, Municipal, District Assemblies (MMDAs) should be guided by this. The CLGA, therefore, wishes that all unsuccessful nominees would rather support the work of those who sail through so as to promote development. “The CLGA further urges all unsuccessful nominees to extend an olive branch to the nominated MMDCEs in order to promote peace and facilitate development at the local level. Unsuccessful Nominees are advised to prevail upon their followers to eschew agitations and acts that will disturb the peace of the country. “CLGA further calls on government to review the 2019 model Standing Orders for MMDAs to prevent unpopular nominees from becoming MMDCEs.

Politics of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: happyghana.comPollster and Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper, Ben Ephson, has hinted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) may have to reconsider the choice of running mate if they want to go beyond Mahama’s remaining one term. But the party will have to assess Prof. Naana because I think she will be 73 in 2028. Sharing his view on persons who could “add more than what Prof is bringing”, Ben Ephson made mention of “Sylvester Mensah, Alex Mould, Doe Adjaho, Awuah-Darko.”Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang was selected as former President Mahama’s running mate for the 2020 presidential elections. She became the first female running mate of the two major political parties in Ghana. Her selection was applauded by women groups and women activists as a positive sign to the Ghanaian political scene to promote gender balance and equality.

Speaking on the recently recorded cases of daylight robberies, Maurice Ampaw questioned why the military has not been released onto the streets as a measure to curb the developing trend. Armed robbers no longer fear the police,” Maurice Ampaw said. With the incidents that have happened, the robbers would have thought otherwise if they saw military officers around. GhanaWeb reported the story of how a man was shot in a daylight robbery operation close to a Bank of Africa branch at Kwashieman. Another daylight armed robbery incident was recorded at Sampa Valley near Weija barrier, a suburb in Accra on Friday, October 24, 2021.

General News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: 3news.comJuaboso lawmaker, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has described the Akufo-Addo administration as a government full of old people who have no respect for the people of this country. According to him, if the government respects Ghanaians they would have completed the health projects started by the Mahama administration in order to serve the needs of the governed. The government says a total of $38.3 million out of contract sum $175 million was found in the coffers to complete the projects. I think that this government is a group of old men who have no respect for the stakeholders, stakeholders in the governance of this country, they have no respect for the people of this country. Barima Safo Tweneboah Kodua said despite a return to the site by a contractor, government has not released funds for the 120-bed project to continue.

General News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, in 2018 affirmed that the government of Ghana is highly guided by history in its dealings with the government of China. She was speaking on some concerns that the nation was giving space for indirect colonialization by depending heavily on China for funding. Read the full article as first published by classfmonline.com below:Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has justified President Nana Akufo-Addo’s stance on the need to increase cooperation with the Chinese government for the sake of Ghana’s development. Although some argue that the latest development may be a rebirth of colonialism, Ms Botchway disagrees. Ms Botchway called on all Ghanaians to develop some level of trust for the Chinese government.

His directive came after it emerged that the nation's average spending on toilet roll importation was $70 million. Read the full article belowIt has emerged that Ghana spends an average of $70 million annually in the importation of toilet rolls into the country a move that has been bemoaned by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. “When we came into office there were nine companies existing which engaged in toilet roll manufacturing. “We are also saying if you look at the 14 manufacturers of toilet roll that we now have, they have the capacity to meet most of our local demand for toilet roll in Ghana. We are going to use our taxpayers’ money to support local manufacturing companies in the context of 1D1F.

Entertainment of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: sammykaymedia.comThe former mistress of Shatta Wale, Diamond Michelle Gbagonah popularly known as Shatta Michy has reacted to claims made by Magluv, 'self-acclaimed “sister” of the Shatta’, that she once met Nigerian act, Wizkid in a hotel at the time she was dating Shatta Wale. But Michy speaking on the said issue during an interview with Sammy Kay on the Go online show, rubbished the frivolous allegations against her and stated that the lie spewed out can only be a figment of that person’s own imaginations. According to Michy, if anyone wants to tarnish her image and also paint her in a certain way, she just allows that because she has now learned how to pray more for God to fight her battle on her behalf, and the evidence is clear for everyone to see. Watch the video below:

Business News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: GNAThe management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, has paid $585 million of its $624 million trade debt it inherited in 2017 via Internally-Generated Funds over the past four years. The trade debt was incurred due to BOST's failure to pay its trading partners that supplied it with petroleum products. With support from the Energy Ministry and the National Petroleum Authority, it had resumed the export of petroleum products to landlocked countries including Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Meanwhile, BOST had saved the nation $26 million after it conducted a forensic audit into a $37 million claim made by some eight Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs). BOST has also paid GHc61 million out of the GHc284 million domestic debt it owed some local banks.

The club ended last season empty-handed after missing out on the Ghana Premier League title and the MTN FA Cup. Kotoko is close to the signing of 2019/2020 Ugandan Premier League top scorer Steven Mukwala from Ugandan top-flight side Revenue Authority (URA FC). The club was intent on acquiring the signature of the striker last season but they failed to reach an agreement with his club before he joined Revenue Authority FC. It was after the abortive Kotoko move that the 22 year old Mukwala joined Revenue Authority FC were he scored 14 goals for them and ended the season as the third best striker in Uganda. He was behind Vipers SC forward Yunus Ssentamu and Erick Kambale from Express FC who registered 16 and 15 goals respectively.

General News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: GNAThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) said evidence locally and internationally shows that vaccination against the Covid-19 accounts for the steady decline in positive cases. Ghana has recorded 128 positive cases of COVID-19 this September, 273 in August and 500 in July, this year. The GHS said as of September 23, 2021, there were 3,578 active cases, 1,147 deaths, 122,000 recoveries and 126,803 cumulative positive cases after 1.7 million tests. Dr Kuma-Aboagye said the country had received nearly five million doses of the AstraZeneca Covishield from India, 21,000 doses of Sputnik V, 450,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson, and 1.2 million of Moderna vaccines. Achieving herd immunity againstthe Covid-19 had been government’s primary goal to halt the spread of the disease, he said.

Health News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: GNALinda Appiah-Kubi, Principal Community Health Nurse at Tema Manhean has advised Ghanaians especially the aged to avoid eating late to prevent them contracting diseases. Mrs. Appiah-Kubi said it was important to take breakfast in the morning between 0700 hours and 1000 hours. Breakfast must not be taken anytime one feels like having it since gives strength and boosts the immune system. She said denying to eat appropriately was not a healthy form to reduce weight and urged people who think they are obese to consult health practitioners for the proper method to reduce weight if the need be. “If you eat late in the evening one must wait for about three hours before going to bed to enable the food to digest, she advised.

Business News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: GNARestructuring the Public Sector to support private sector investment drive is key to the Government's economic recovery bid, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the Information Minister, has said. "Public Sector reforms remain a key component to the Government's broad agenda of quickly recovering the economy from the huge devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic," he added. He said the Public Sector was challenged in playing its pivotal role for investment to thrive over the years. Putting the economy on a sound footing is the government's topmost priority and would leave no stone unturned to realise that objective, he said. He said ensuring economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic required all hands to be on deck.

Regional News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: GNAThe construction of the 160-bed capacity Eastern Regional Hospital is progressing steadily, contrary to some reports that suggest that the project has been stalled, Mr Seth Acheampong, the Regional Minister has said. Mr Acheampong said the project was being constructed in phases and that the method of designing and construction of a regional hospital took some time. He said this when Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Information Minister, met with journalists in the region in Koforidua as part of a duty tour. He called on the media to seek information on all government projects to enable them to inform the public adequately. The information minister said the government's intention was to put the economy on the right path for sustainable development after the huge damage caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.